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| 1 | Silver and society in eighteenth-century England | 2 |
| 2 | Firm foundations : 'the king's arms, 1735-60 | 22 |
| 3 | Patterns of trade : 'the king's arms' 1760-76 | 44 |
| 4 | 'London luxuries' : the skills of specialization | 60 |
| 5 | The goldsmiths' network : 'hands that excel in every branch' | 70 |
| 6 | Gems, jewellery, buttons, buckles and boxes | 103 |
| 7 | Patronage : 'the great customers for plate' | 128 |
| 8 | Disseminating design | 151 |
| 9 | Conspicuous consumption : diplomacy, dining and the domestic interior | 176 |
| 10 | 'The king's arms' 1776-92 | 196 |
| App. I | Parker and Wakelin's subcontractors 1766-70 | 208 |
| App. II | Parker and Wakelin's customers 1766-70 | 210 |
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Simon H
reviewed Silver in London: The Parker and Wakelin Partnership, 1760-1776 on May 10, 2012
Silver in London: The Parker and Wakelin Partnership, 1760-1776
I was compelled to read this short book after a very moving trip to the British Museum. I'd spent most of the day looking at Roman perfume bottles, and I was walking briskly through the main Roman gallery en route to Minoan Crete when the cup came into my vision. I recalled reading about it, and despite having been to the museum many times I'd never knowingly looked at it. I thought that on this occasion I ought to. So, wedged between East Asian tourists, I had my religious experience with the piece.
The book does well to express my feelings about it. It's a very sensual piece, and open to a very satisfying amount of debate as to its meaning. I find it incredible how well crafted the cup is; the images are amazingly clear and modern looking compared to similar works from the period displayed in the book.
The cup's modern history is intriguing too; the controversial figure of Edward Perry Warren deserves further reading I think.
Anyway, the book does a good job of bringing together a selection of topics to do with the cup, including a detailed description of what is depicted and the physical condition of the cup. Really the price of the book is worth it just for the great photographs. Fascinating and beautiful.
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Add Silver in London: The Parker and Wakelin Partnership, 1760-1776, The firm of Parker and Wakelin was the foremost silversmith in London for much of the eighteenth century, supplying royalty, aristocracy, and gentry with both domestic and ceremonial plate. This fascinating book draws on the firm's records for this period, Silver in London: The Parker and Wakelin Partnership, 1760-1776 to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
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